Top Tips for Weight Loss From TAME YOUR INNER OCTOPUS! Losing the Last Five Pounds!

Most of us have experienced the difficulty of losing the last five pounds.  Why is it so difficult? One of the main reasons is because there’s less room for error in the area of cutting calories.  Many of us have felt the great rush of the first few pounds slipping off at a swift rate when we first cut back on calories. Not long after, we realize the scale seems to move at a much slower rate. In fact, many of us feel like there's a great deal of time in between dropped pounds where we begin to question if our scale is working properly. Trust me, it’s fine, it simply takes time and patience to lose weight. It will move again. The experts continually remind us that it’s best to lose weight in a healthful manner and at the rate of 1-2 pounds per week.

Once we get down to the last five or ten pounds patience while remaining consistent in our eating and exercise patterns comes into play in a big way.

It’s OK to always feel like we’re working on losing the last five pounds because it keeps us from gaining an additional five pounds. That’s why it is important to check the scale every couple of days. It’s a reminder of how well we’re doing at maintaining our weight. If we’re over the five-pound mark, it’s a big “red” flag that says, “You better watch your eating habits before the scale continues to move in the wrong direction.”

Most of us have said or heard others state the following: “I don’t know why I’m not losing weight; I’ve cut back on calories for several days; this is not working!” That’s what’s called being totally unrealistic. If you’ve cut back calories in weight loss mode to the area of around 1,400 daily for the average woman, you’re right on track to lose the extra pounds you wish to lose. All that’s required now is a great amount of PATIENCE. What’s most important to remember is that the process of losing weight whether it’s over a 100 pounds or the last 5 is the fact that it boils down to four steps:

1. Cutting back on calories in a healthful manner and sticking to your eating plan until you lose the extra weight

2. Exercise (aim for everyday, this way you’re covered if you have to miss a day or two)

3. Patience

4. Consistency

It may take a couple of weeks or more to lose five pounds at a rate of 1-2 pounds a week. It make take several months to lose 50-100 pounds or more but it’s going to happen if we do all four of the above steps.

It will happen; we simply have to possess the right mindset! We need to visualize how we want to look and feel from the moment we wake up, all throughout the day and until our head hits the pillow each night.

It’s not a matter of if; it’s only a matter of when. It will happen.

Have a great day!